Baby Name Popularity Profile

Dani

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Dani.

✦ God is my judge 🌍 Hebrew Biblical Traditional
National Rank (2025) #747
All-Time Peak Rank #674 Achieved 2022
Total U.S. Births 10,339 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 9.2% Boy / 90.8% Girl Overwhelmingly Female
Boy Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Boy usage
First Recorded 1942 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 432 births in 2022
💡 The Dani Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning God is my judge
Language Origin Hebrew
Origin Type single
A diminutive of Danielle or Daniela, which are feminine forms of Daniel, derived from the Hebrew name Daniyyel meaning 'God is my judge'.
Alternative Spellings
Danie
Pronunciation: DAN-ee
Themes & Categories
Biblical Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Dani across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +8.0%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +40.5%
2015: 259 births 259 2016: 244 births 2017: 246 births 2018: 284 births 2019: 311 births 2020: 337 births 337 2021: 389 births 2022: 432 births 2023: 364 births 2024: 420 births 2025: 364 births 364
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 432 births in 2022
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 81 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 46
1950s: 641
1960s: 688
1970s: 778
1980s: 883
1990s: 1,055
2000s: 1,496
2010s: 2,446
2020s: 2,306

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Dan-i
Letter Count 4 letters
Spelling Complexity Easy
Length Percentile Longer than 1.4% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 1.4% of SSA names. Starts with D, a letter used by only 6.6% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Arizona
Top States Arizona, California, Texas, Louisiana, Nevada
States with Data 41
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Arizona #525 191 2024 Insufficient historical volume
California #882 1,304 2022 19.5% Decline
Texas #805 882 2024 7.5% Decline
Louisiana #228 200 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada Unranked 32 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #554 78 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #729 113 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #631 152 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #351 123 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #565 183 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #683 215 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #507 157 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas Unranked 78 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #343 123 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #819 301 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #1131 220 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #670 151 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #204 74 2025 Insufficient historical volume
New York #1344 430 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #988 205 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #652 49 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #1270 277 2022 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #918 147 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho Unranked 19 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #396 85 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #865 206 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #757 76 2011 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #573 52 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin Unranked 69 2022 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey Unranked 93 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland Unranked 45 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #867 60 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa Unranked 31 2023 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia #209 19 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts Unranked 47 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 5 1987 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas Unranked 17 2012 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #485 17 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 11 1989 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 5 1996 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 5 2012 Insufficient historical volume

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